Obituaries
Donald C. Wagner
Jun 9, 2019
Donald C. Wagner, Brock, NEBorn June 6, 1925, died June 9, 2019Served on a mine sweeper in the Pacific Ocean, United State Navy, WWII from December 2, 1943 to May 19, 1946. Upon discharge, he graduated from Peru State College. He went on to teach at Auburn Public Schools and then went to work on the farm. He was united...
Sondra Sue Benjamin
Jun 2, 2019
Sondra Sue (Waddell) Benjamin, one of three children of J.R. and Rosemary (Graham) Waddell, was born January 9, 1951 in Creston, Iowa. She attended school in Creston, graduating from high school in 1969. On October 6, 1969 Sondra was united in marriage to Eric Benjamin in Nebraska City, Nebraska. They eventually made their home in Auburn and were blessed with...
Judy Harper
May 21, 2019
Judith Agnes (Wilhite) Harper was born March 31, 1941 in Kearney, Nebraska to Everett LeRoy and Genevieve Marie (Hughes) Wilhite. Judy attended school in Kearney through the 8th grade, went to Superior Public Schools, and graduated from Nebraska City High School. She went on to receive her Bachelor of Arts in Speech Therapy from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln...
Louise Behrends
May 15, 2019
Louise Elizabeth (Parker) Behrends, one of eight children of Reuben and Flora (Pattee) Parker, was born December 15, 1927 in Beaver, Oklahoma. She spent her early years and attended school in Beaver. Louise joined her sister in southeast Nebraska as a young woman and worked at the Humboldt Hospital in Humboldt, Nebraska. During a chance meeting, Louise met her future...
Boyd D. Wakelin
May 15, 2019
Boyd Douglas Wakelin was born May 16, 1934 to Elmer Wakelin, and Mildred Hawley Wakelin. Born on the family farm north of Brock, Nebraska, he was the youngest of four children and the only son. Boyd graduated in 1952 from Brock High School. He worked at Allied Chemical for three years while farming. Boyd also drove a school bus for...
Jeannine E. Crotty
May 10, 2019
Jeannine Emily (Burt) Crotty, one of two daughters of John Wesley and Marian Lucille (Witwer) Burt, was born May 12, 1930 in Norfolk Nebraska. She attended Norfolk Public Schools and graduated from high school there. She then attended Norfolk Junior College for a year and a half. On February 14, 1950 Jeannine was united in marriage to Patrick H. Crotty...
Betty "Janie" Falls
May 10, 2019
Betty Jane (Sherman) Falls was born January 24, 1950 in Stella, Nebraska. She was one of three children of Wilbur and LaVerna (Feighner) Sherman. Betty attended school in Stella and Auburn and graduated from Auburn High School. In addition to her duties as homemaker and mother, Betty had several jobs outside the home through the years. She had worked at...
Bryan Shane Wiles
May 6, 2019
Bryan Shane Wiles, age 34, passed away Monday, May 6, 2019 at Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn.Survivors include his wife Darcy of Auburn; son Johnny of Auburn; mother Cathy Wiles of Lincoln; father and step-mother Mike and Sharon Wiles of Auburn; grandmother Bonnie Clark of Arkansas; sister and brother-in-law Amber and Mark Lippold of Auburn; step-sister Bethany (Bryce) Brindley of...
Norma J. Apple
May 2, 2019
Norma June Rumbaugh was born June 16, 1927 in Auburn, Nebraska. She was one of five children of Everett F. and Anna Charlotte (Wheeler) Rumbaugh. Norma received her early education at Center School and Howe School south of Auburn and graduated from Auburn High School with the class of 1946. On May 2, 1948 Norma was united in marriage to...
Willy Moerer
May 1, 2019
Willy Moerer, age 81 of Johnson, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Bryan West Medical Center in Lincoln.Survivors include her husband Wayne of Johnson; daughter and son-in-law Tammy Moerer and Brad Chapman of Carefree, AZ; sons and daughters-in-law Lee and Jenny Moerer of Johnson; Paul and Kerri Moerer of Johnson; grandchildren and spouses Morgan and Chris Marshall; Melanie and...
Robert C. Sanders
Apr 30, 2019
Robert Carey Sanders was born October 20, 1929 to Merle and Fern L. (Pummel) Sanders in Auburn, Nebraska. He received his education in the Auburn Public Schools, graduating in 1947. At that time Bob began working for Safeway Stores in Auburn, Atlantic, Iowa and the Phoenix, Arizona area. He left the company as store manager in Buckeye, Arizona in 1963....
Janice Mccormick
Apr 26, 2019
Janice Lee (Owens) McCormick was born March 30, 1933 on a farm west of Coryell Park near Brock, Nemaha County, Nebraska. She was the fourth of five children born to Austin and Ella (Gawer) Owens.The family moved to Wahoo, Nebraska, in 1943, where Jan graduated from High School in 1950. Following graduation, she worked at various places around Wahoo and...
Frieda K. Stahl
Apr 6, 2019
Frieda K. Stahl, age 89 of Auburn, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Good Samaritan Society-Auburn.Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law Douglas and Kelly Stahl of Johnson; David and Diane Stahl of Auburn; grandchildren Paige Stahl and fiance` Levi Patton, Nicholas Stahl, Tawna and husband Ryan Bennett; sisters and brothers-in-law Janyce and Dick Heywood of Auburn; Myrna and Ray...
Matilda Schlange
Apr 3, 2019
Matilda Schlange, age 105 of Auburn, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Good Samaritan Society-Auburn. Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law Phyllis and Charles Van Swol of Greenwood, SC; Linda and Stephen Phillips of Auburn; Nancy and Kent Wilson of Beatrice; Ernestine and Jerry Stone of Custer, WA; grandchildren and spouses Phillip Krohn, Glenda and Jeff Long, Matthew and...
Eleanor Adamson
Apr 1, 2019
Eleanor was born on November 9, 1925 to Ed and Wiebrie (Winga) Yates in Auburn, NE, and passed away on April 1st, 2019, surrounded by loving family in her own home. She grew up in Auburn, became quite the independent personality, enjoyed all forms of music, backyard sports, and had a strong desire for exploring and adventure. She graduated from...
Patricia "Patty" Stutheit
Mar 27, 2019
Patricia “Patty” Stutheit, age 62 of Dawson, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at Bryan West Medical Center in Lincoln.Survivors include her husband Mervin of Dawson; children and spouses Jamie and Jeff Vaughn of Humboldt; Tyler and Jenny Stutheit of Humboldt; Jessica and Michael Murphy of Peru; Jim Nincehelser of Dawson; Josh and Courtney Nincehelser of Dawson; Jacob and Melanie...
Herman "Ham" Allen Moenning
Mar 21, 2019
Herman Allen “Ham” Moenning, age 89 of Auburn, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019 at his home in Auburn.Survivors include his wife Alice of Auburn; daughters Denise Henderson and husband Roger of Auburn; Karen Niemann of Auburn and fiance’ Rick Oswald of Rock Port; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-granddaughter; brother Vern; sisters Maxine, Sharon, and Reva; other relatives and friends.A graveside...
Edna M. Colglazier
Mar 18, 2019
Edna Mae (Rice) Colglazier, one of eleven children of Ben and Gladys (Dunlap) Rice, was born September 4, 1939 in Craig, Missouri. Edna attended various schools in Missouri as she was growing up, until the family moved to southeast Nebraska in 1950. She graduated from Nemaha High School in 1957. On July 29, 1957 Edna was united in marriage to...
Betty A. Smith
Feb 28, 2019
Betty A. Smith, age 78 of Auburn, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019 at Bryan East Medical Center in Lincoln.Survivors include her husband Jerry of Auburn; sons Kevin of Peoria, IL; Lanny of Beijing, China; Mark of Tonkawa, OK; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother Ralph Darling of Auburn; sister Shari Holmquist of Burwell, NE; sister-in-law Nancy White of Auburn; nieces,...
Jean E. Pappas
Feb 27, 2019
Jean Eloise (Woods) Pappas, daughter of Cecil and Irene (Copes) Woods, was born October 4, 1928 in Lincoln, Nebraska. After the death of her mother, Jean was raised in Page, Nebraska by her grandparents. She graduated from Page High School in 1945. After graduating on a Friday, Jean began working in Lincoln the following Monday as a legal secretary for...